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Prohibition on Automated Decisions with Material Individual Impact

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This prohibition bars use of Perplexity AI's services in high-stakes automated decision-making contexts—such as employment, healthcare, finances, housing, or insurance—where errors could cause material harm.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Readers deploying or using Perplexity AI's services are prohibited from applying them to automated decisions that materially affect individuals or carry dangerous error risks.

How other platforms handle this

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Request a review of decisions made solely based on automated processing of personal data.

Mailchimp Medium

Mailchimp uses a combination of automated and human detection review processes to ensure that Members are complying with our Standard Terms of Use and this Acceptable Use Policy.

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We may (but are not obligated to) use automated systems and human reviewers to record, monitor, analyse, modify, disable and, store and review use of our Interactive Features...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Make automated decisions about individuals that materially impact them (e.g., decisions regarding their employment, healthcare, finances, housing or insurance) or where errors could be dangerous

— Excerpt from Perplexity AI's Perplexity Acceptable Use Policy

Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
California AB 2013 AI Training Data Transparency
US-CA
Colorado AI Act
US-CO
EU AI Act - High Risk Provisions
EU
GDPR
European Union
Texas AI Act
Texas, USA
Trump Executive Order on AI Policy Framework
US
UK GDPR
United Kingdom

Provision details

Document information
Document
Perplexity Acceptable Use Policy
Entity
Perplexity AI
Document last updated
May 11, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 20, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-059473
Document ID
CA-D-00760
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
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Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 20:27 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Perplexity AI
Document: Perplexity Acceptable Use Policy
Record ID: CA-P-059473
Captured: 2026-05-20 20:27:56 UTC
SHA-256: ff40c6f81d11028b…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/perplexity-ai/perplexity-acceptable-use-policy/provision/CA-P-059473/prohibition-on-automated-decisions-with-material-individual-impact/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Perplexity AI's Prohibition on Automated Decisions with Material Individual Impact clause do?

This prohibition bars use of Perplexity AI's services in high-stakes automated decision-making contexts—such as employment, healthcare, finances, housing, or insurance—where errors could cause material harm.

How does this clause affect you?

Readers deploying or using Perplexity AI's services are prohibited from applying them to automated decisions that materially affect individuals or carry dangerous error risks.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 215 platforms. See the full comparison.

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